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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark G. Ketcham, East China, MI (US);
Charles Thrift, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
TI Group Automotive Systems, LLC, Warren, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/900 ;
Abstract
A mid-line coupling comprising a first tube and a second tube. The first tube includes a male member formed of the first tube and an upset formed a given distance from the end of the first tube. The second tube includes a female body formed of the second tube. The male member is insertable into the female body until the terminal end of the female body abuts the upset of the first tube.